What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 9, 2026?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 9, 2026 falls in the year of the Wood Snake.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 9, 2026?

On January 9, 2026 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Friday

Born on January 9, 2026?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐍 Chinese zodiac
Wood Snake
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
0 years

Famous people born on January 9, 2026

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

What happened that day

2025–2026 Southern Yemen campaign: The Southern Transitional Council announces its dissolution following territorial losses, including its capital Aden.

Also that week

Thongloun Sisoulith is re-elected as the General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party at the 12th Central Committee's first meeting.
9 – Iran retaliates against nationwide protests, with tens of thousands reportedly killed on the 8th and 9th alone, and many thousands more detained amid a severe government crackdown.
The United States seizes two shadow fleet tankers, including one under a Russian flag, in the United States oil blockade during Operation Southern Spear.
The 2026 Beninese parliamentary election is held.
The 2025 Jubilee ends.

What happened that day

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The Fate Of Ophelia

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🎵 No. 1 song

January 9, 2026 was a Friday. Someone born on January 9, 2026 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 9, 2026 is 0 years old today and has lived about 300 days. People born in 2026 belong to Generation Beta.

Also born on January 9

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Grigori Rasputin
1869 · Russian mystic
John B. Watson
1878 · American psychologist (
George Balanchine
1904 · American choreographer, dancer and ballet master
Simone de Beauvoir
1908 · French philosopher, social theorist and activist
Richard Nixon
1913 · president of the United States from to

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Questions about January 9, 2026

What day of the week was January 9, 2026?: January 9, 2026 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on January 9, 2026?: Someone born on January 9, 2026 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 9, 2026?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 9, 2026 falls in the year of the Wood Snake.
How old is someone born on January 9, 2026?: Someone born on January 9, 2026 is 0 years old today and has lived about 300 days.
Which generation is someone born in 2026?: People born in 2026 belong to Generation Beta.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 9, 2026?: On January 9, 2026 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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